History essay – Technological change has seen improvements in the lives of Australians in the post-war period. Technological change has defiantly improved the lives of the vast majority of Australians but with it also came some problems. However the advantages I believe, far outweigh the disadvantages. There have been major improvements to technology in the post war period such as the development of home appliances which are time and back saving, the availability of transport at a low cost and improvements in public transport and vast improvements in ease and cost of communication. The improvements in transport have led to a more mobile Australia.
Distance from each other didn’t seem that far away. As Dominick stated “It was the first device that made possible instantaneous point-to-point communications at huge distances.” (pg. 59) This helped us in many ways. In the military, officers can now communicate to their soldiers in a more organized and reliable way than just by foot soldiers or pigeons. Political news was easier to spread throughout the country.
David Williamson’s play The Club is the epitome of the Australian nature of sport. In the 1970s, Australian sport was going through a revolution in which saw the birth of professional athletes. During these changes many clubs were achieving more power as more money was being exchanged for player buying and swapping. The Club uses the conventions of Realism effectively as evident in the use of vernacular, three dimensional characters and universal themes. The use of Realism makes the characters in the play much more believable, it makes them and the actions in which they are involved in much more meaningful to the audience.
There were many aspects that lead to the economic success that America experienced in the period after 1890, all them then becoming factors in America becoming the economic powerhouse it has. America possessed an abundant supply of land, raw materials and natural resources; coal oil and timber and with the expansion onto the newly settled Great Plains, America had the ability to develop in a variety of ways. With the newly acquired land from the Native Americans, agriculture grew and thus followed profit increase in the area. New technologies such as the invention of refrigeration on the move and communication technologies like the telegraph allowed business to grow much further afield, and not just with in the United states, along with the agricultural growth came the expansion of the railways in the west both making money from the resources readily available creating a growing cycle of supply and increasing demand in areas previously untouched furthering the economy. Mass immigration into the USA stretching from the end of the 19th century and well in to the 20th supplied an affordable and readily available source of labour willing to work cheaply in the growing industries, the new immigrants boosted the American economy in two ways; an increased demand in housing and food as well as other day to day commodities profited the economy, but also the cheap labour they provided allowed big businesses to grow.
Research Task 2012 Step 1: the impacts of changing technology in post-war Australia on everyday life. During the Post War for Australia, there were many changes with new technology. Technological advancement had an immense impact on Australia, such things as entertainment, transport and communications changed Australia’s social and cultural ways, it allowed Australia to expand travel and communications, eliminate time-consuming chores and made a more flexible and leisure filled time. The 1950s introduced a new era of rapidly growing technology, such as televisions, kitchen and household appliances and vehicles. This made people’s lives easier in the kitchen; they didn’t have to do everything manually, as they had appliances to do the work
Australia's Support Regarding Aid. By George Kazagrandi Australia is a very well developed country. with values of care and compassion and giving others a fair go. When there is a need there is generally a strong response with offers of money, goods, personal time and knowledge. Australia gives aid to other countries because it improves our regional security.
Signs of Australia becoming a multicultural nation were everywhere, especially through Australia’s entertainment. This is seen through performances in theatre and pop culture that were either based on other countries entertainment or being shown in Australia. In source 2, a form of entertainment was theatre and not only did Australians enjoy traditional Australian acts in the 90s but they also welcomed acts from foreign companies. This shows how Australia was already starting to become a multicultural nation and Australians accepted and appreciated it which can still be seen currently as much of Australia’s entertainment is influenced by other countries. Another form of entertainment Australians enjoyed at the time was the internet and the computer which many people had in the 90s and used it to look up previous decades of pop culture as shown in source 5.
He added: “being a Māori you always moved around anyhow.” In a similar manner, Eru reported “I was looking at Australia as a stepping stone, of moving over to Europe and do the big O.E [overseas experience]. As you say, you’ve got to travel.” Eru, however, found that he liked Australia and decided to stay: “I fell in love with Australia. It had all the other nationalities and the jobs and pay was good, like you weren’t broke in the weekend”. The increased income and prosperity associated with shifting to Australia and the multi-ethnicity were prime factors that made life in Australia attractive for our
Who would of known a little box, or big these days, could be so influential to Australian society? When introduced into Australia in the 1950’s, society and culture shifted due to the new invention of television, leading Australia to witness a form of communication that had never been so powerful. Since 1950’s, television managed to maintain the powerful influence, and has become completely enculturated into Australian society. Alongside, controversy has risen to our society, debating the positive and negative factors television influences on Australia. The report conducted analyses how television has influenced Australian society from 1950 to today focusing on a range of contributing factors that have influenced the changes of people’s
Individual Essay “How has the Americanisation of Australian culture influenced the franchise industry of Australia, and has this had a positive impact?” Prime Minister John Howard once quoted stating that ‘cultural vitality has a role in shaping national identity’ (Howard, 1995). Australian identity has shaped dramatically through the American influence rising in the 90’s and well into present times. To understand this change we have to analyse not only the impact it has had on Australian culture but also the impact on Australian businesses which are driven by the consumers of Australia. Looking at the Franchise sector, a $131 billion business with over 73000 franchise units currently operating we can see what type of business Australian consumers are driving. A massive opportunity then is available to capitalise on the strong influence of